Ep 129 | Time to Put Your Brain in a Computer | Guest: Robin Hanson
Are we approaching a time when we will be able to download our consciousness into a computer? If so, what will that do to our lifestyle, economy, etc...? Robin Hanson, author of 'Age of Em', chats with Heaton about the future of the human mind.
23 Mai 201944min
Ep 128 | Am I a Neoliberal Shill? Are You? | Guest: Colin Mortimer
Have you seen the term "neoliberal" floating around the political sphere? Has someone ever thrown a tomato at you and insisted you're a neoliberal shill? Heaton brings on the Executive Director of the Neoliberal project to answer: what the hell is neoliberalism, exactly?
23 Mai 201941min
Ep 127 | Bail Ideas for When I Finally Get Arrested | Guest: Andrea Coleman
Comedian and attorney Andrea Coleman joins Heaton to talk about ways to improve bail bonds to make sure people get detained for flight risks, not lack of cash. Heaton reveals several ways he might one day be arrested and also gives some pretty good gardening tips.
21 Mai 201934min
Ep 126 | John Bolton is the World's Most Dangerous Mustache | Guest: Jason Buttrill
Tensions are escalating with Iran. Are we cruising towards war or just blustering? Jason Buttrill joins Heaton to explain the Trump Doctrine and whether or not you should bet on "we're going to bomb Iran" on a game show.
20 Mai 201936min
Ep 125 | Would You Campaign on Pornhub? | Guest: Kevin Seefried
Comedian Kevin Seefried joins Heaton to suss out the week's better headlines, from shark thieves to legally-mandated polygamy to why psychics should be paid more for plane crashes. It's the Friday Release Valve!
17 Mai 201928min
Ep 124 | These Damn College Kids! | Guest: Robby Soave
In the era of radical identitarian politics, where unthinking vitriol and sometimes even violence abounds, more and more we are in need of sane voices in political discourse. Robby Soave, author of 'Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump' joins Heaton in the studio to talk about the future of politics in the new generation.
16 Mai 201954min
Ep 123 | Alienating the Audience: Game of Thrones | Guest: Grant Carlisle
It's time for an industrial helping of high-grade nerd chat about Game of Thrones. Heaton talks to policy wonk and lifelong nerd Grant Carlisle about the deeper meaning of George R. R. Martin's books and HBO series.
15 Mai 201953min
Ep 122 | What the Hell is 'Dark Money'? | Guest: Dave Levinthal
How much do you have to pay to swing an ambassadorship? What is Citizens United and why do people loathe it? Heaton talks with Dave Levinthal, senior reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, about campaign finance and how money shapes politics.
14 Mai 201943min
